The north wind doth blow,
And we shall have snow,
And what will poor robin do then,
                    Poor thing?

He’ll sit in a barn,
And keep himself warm,
And hide his head under his wing,
                    Poor thing!

THE OLD WOMAN OF HARROW

There was an old woman of Harrow,
Who visited in a wheelbarrow;
   And her servant before,
   Knocked loud at each door,
To announce the old woman of Harrow.

YOUNG ROGER AND DOLLY

Young Roger came tapping at Dolly’s window,
    Thumpaty, thumpaty, thump!

He asked for admittance; she answered him “No!”
    Frumpaty, frumpaty, frump!

“No, no, Roger, no! as you came you may go!”
    Stumpaty, stumpaty, stump!

THE PIPER AND HIS COW

There was a piper had a cow,
    And he had naught to give her;
He pulled out his pipes and played her a tune,
    And bade the cow consider.

The cow considered very well,
    And gave the piper a penny,
And bade him play the other tune,
    “Corn rigs are bonny.”

THE MAN OF DERBY

A little old man of Derby,
How do you think he served me? 
He took away my bread and cheese,
And that is how he served me.

THE COACHMAN

Up at Piccadilly, oh! 
    The coachman takes his stand,
And when he meets a pretty girl
    He takes her by the hand;
Whip away forever, oh! 
    Drive away so clever, oh! 
All the way to Bristol, oh! 
    He drives her four-in-hand.

THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. 
She had so many children she didn’t know what to do. 
She gave them some broth without any bread. 
She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.

A THORN

I went to the wood and got it;
I sat me down to look for it
And brought it home because I couldn’t find it.

THE OLD WOMAN OF SURREY

There was an old woman in Surrey,
Who was morn, noon, and night in a hurry;
    Called her husband a fool,
    Drove the children to school,
The worrying old woman of Surrey.

THE LITTLE MOUSE

I have seen you, little mouse,
Running all about the house,
Through the hole your little eye
In the wainscot peeping sly,
Hoping soon some crumbs to steal,
To make quite a hearty meal. 
Look before you venture out,
See if pussy is about. 
If she’s gone, you’ll quickly run
To the larder for some fun;
Round about the dishes creep,
Taking into each a peep,
To choose the daintiest that’s there,
Spoiling things you do not care.